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Privacy
Statement
Test-World.com ("Company") understands the importance
of online privacy. The following Policy outlines how we do business,
what information we collect and how, under what circumstances the
information is shared with third parties, and your options to control
what communications you receive from us and from our marketing partners.
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy,
please contact us.
Information We Collect And How It Is Used In order to participate
in this promotion, you must first complete the registration information
requested. We ask for an email address so that we may contact you
if necessary and we ask for a mailing address so we know where to
ship the products that you have chosen pertaining to our special
offers.
Registering for this promotion automatically subscribes you to the
Test-World newsletter, a periodic email communicating various offers
that we think you might like based on the registration information
you provided, and any offers that you selected in this promotion.
Users may unsubscribe from this newsletter an any time by clicking
on the automated link provided at the end of the email.
We request a limited amount of personally identifiable information
from users who participate in the promotions on this site. This
information includes, but is not limited to the following:
* email address
* name
* address, city, state, zip
* phone number
We use this information to communicate with you about the status
of your premium and/or any offers you have selected from our sponsoring
companies. We request your address and phone number for shipping
purposes.
We use information provided by our users to enhance their experience
on this and similar Web sites. We also use the information provided
voluntarily to send out electronic mailings for offers that we think
will be of interest to you. At all times, Users have the option
to unsubscribe from such mailings by clicking on the unsubscribe
link provided on each mailing.
We create internal reports on user demographics and traffic patterns
to measure the effectiveness of our marketing campaigns and promotions,
and to report results to our marketing partners. We do not use any
personally identifiable information to compile these reports.
The cost of your cash or gift certificate redemption is absorbed
by the sponsoring companies featured on this site. Users who opt-in
to the offerings from these companies are also electing to receive
additional information from these companies. The companies may request
additional demographic and/or personally identifiable information
for their use in subsequent marketing and promotion activities.
How We Collect Information
The Company gathers information in the following ways:
Cookies
A cookie is a small text file stored on a user's computer for record-keeping
purposes. The Company uses cookies only to enable users to be routed
properly through our site. We also provide links to external advertisers
and marketing Partner companies; these sites may choose to use cookies
to better promote their products and services. These advertisers
and marketing partner companies have their own privacy procedures
and policies that are not controlled by the Company.
We encourage our users to be aware of the individual privacy policies
of every Web site that the user contacts.
Clear Gif's (Web Beacons/Web Bugs)
The Company may also use a software technology called clear gif's
(Web Beacons or Web Bugs), that help us determine what content on
our site is most effective. Clear gif's are tiny graphics with a
unique identifier, similar in function to cookies, and are used
to track the online movements of Web users. We do not tie the information
gathered by clear gif's to our customers' personally identifiable
information.
We also use clear gif's in our HTML-based emails so that we know
which emails have been opened. We use this information to monitor
the effectiveness of our email campaigns and to validate our results
to our marketing partners.
Log Files
Log files are also used to track and monitor traffic patterns on
our site. They are not used to track or monitor personally identifiable
information.
Tell-A-Friend
Users may forward the email address of another person who may also
be interested in this particular offer. The information is used
only to forward the information to that person and is not retained
for any other purpose.
User Feedback/Inquiries
Users may contact the Company with any feedback, questions or comments.
The Company uses contact information only to respond to the feedback.
Other Circumstances
Subsequent to this promotion, the Company may sponsor sweepstakes,
contests or other events for which we need to collect and retain
personally identifiable information. The Company may co-sponsor
such events with other companies. In such cases, no personally identifiable
information will be released to such third parties without the user's
consent. We endeavor at all times to do business only with other
companies similarly committed to our users' privacy.
Information We Share
This Privacy Policy applies to consumers that have signed up on
the Test-Worlds website. We may use the personal information that
you supply to us and work with other third party businesses to bring
selected retail opportunities to our members via direct mail, email
and telemarketing. These businesses may include providers of direct
marketing services and applications, including lookup and reference,
data enhancement, suppression and validation and email marketing.
The Company collects minimal demographic and personally identifiable
information from many users. This information is aggregated and
analyzed to help us tailor future offers and to help our marketing
partners and advertising agencies understand the demographics of
our customers in order to evaluate the potential effectiveness and
profitability of doing business with us. Part of our business model
involves sharing personally identifiable information, such as name
and address, with third-party marketing concerns. While the Company
cannot control the practices of our advertisers and third-party
marketers, we endeavor at all times to do business with reputable
partners who also follow a best practices model regarding your privacy.
All information provided to the Company by the users of this site
may be used to support our suppression, validation and enhancement
services to other marketing companies, advertising agencies, compilers
and data companies.
As an example, opt-out information may be shared with other marketing
partners so that those users opting out of further offers are suppressed
from the partner's mailings or promotions, as well as our own. In
addition to complying with our users' preferences, it simply makes
good business sense to mail only to those customers who have indicated
a desire to receive such mailings.
The Company's business model includes participating in affiliate
network programs and other co-marketing partnerships to promote
our site. We receive and share only that information necessary to
analyze site traffic and patterns so that we can evaluate the effectiveness
of such programs. We do not receive or share personally identifiable
information for these purposes, however.
The Company as a rule will not intentionally disclose personally
identifiable information about its users to any third party without
first receiving the user's permission. However, the Company may
disclose personally identifiable information if required to do so
by law, or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary
to (a) conform to edicts of law of comply with legal processes;
(b) protect and defend the rights or property of the Company's advertising
service, and (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the
personal safety of any user of the Company's advertising service.
Use of Information
This Privacy Policy applies to consumers that have signed up on
the Test-Worlds website, and or have submitted their email address
through our affiliate network program and other co-marketing partnerships
to promote our site. We may use the personal information that you
supply to us and work with other third party businesses to bring
selected retail opportunities to our members via direct mail, email
and telemarketing. These businesses may include providers of direct
marketing services and applications, including lookup and reference,
data enhancement, suppression and validation and email marketing.
Use of Data Collected
We use your personal, demographic and profile data to enhance your
experience at our site and to enable us to present content we think
you might be interested in. We use your contact information to send
you information about our company and promotional material from
our partners. We may also use your personal, demographic and profile
data to improve our site, for statistical analysis, for marketing
and promotional purposes, send SMS alerts or notification, and for
editorial or feedback purposes for our advertisers. Information
collected by us may be added to our databases and used for future
telemarketing, SMS text-messaging, e-mails or postal mailings regarding
site updates, new products and services, upcoming events, and/or
status of orders placed online. By using this site, you agree that
you may be contacted in any manner contemplated in this section
even if your number is found on a do not call registry, in-house
list or similar registry.
SMS Offering and Opt-out rights
By completing or submitting a registration form or partial registration
form you are consenting to receive SMS, wireless or other mobile
offering to your cell phone. You understand that your wireless carrier's
standard charges and rates apply to these messages. For SMS text
messages, you may remove your information by replying "STOP",
"END", or "QUIT" to the SMS text message you
have received and we will remove your personal information within
10 days of receiving such request.
Delete/Deactivate Policy
Users at any time may unsubscribe to our electronic mailings by
following the instructions that we include at the end of every mailing.
To correct, update or request that we delete information you provided,
please contact us via email, or by writing
Test-World.com
10211 Pines Blvd,Suite 215
Pembroke Pines, FL 33025
Notification Of Changes To Privacy Policy
From time to time, we may use customer information for new, unanticipated
uses not previously disclosed in our privacy notice. If our information
practices change at some time in the future we will post these policy
changes to our Web site to notify you and provide you with the opportunity
to opt out of these new uses. if you are concerned about how your
information is used, you should check back at our Web site periodically.
General Security Policy
The Company endeavors at all times to meet and exceed standards
of online privacy protection. When you submit information, your
information is protected both on-line and off-line in accordance
with applicable laws, regulations and industry standards. For example,
without limitation, the company uses a full-time Network Administrator,
SSL servers, pgp and 128-bit encryption to protect the confidentiality
of the information you provide.
In addition to the information collected by us and registration
information submitted by you, we may employ both first-party and
third-party cookies. A cookie is a piece of data stored on your
hard drive containing activity-based information about you, and
it is designed to facilitate the receipt of targeted and relevant
advertisements. The cookie is not associated with your personally
identifiable information.
For additional information or specific questions, please contact
us.
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